Recipe courtesy of Red Arrow Diner

American Chop Suey

  • Yield: Serves 8
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Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 pound ground beef

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Kosher salt

1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (14.5-ounce) can tomato sauce

1/4 cup tomato paste

2/3 cup tomato juice

Pinch of sugar

1 pound elbow macaroni

Directions

  1. 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well. 
  2. 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta. 
  3. 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

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Mark Turcotte

This is the real thing! As a New England kid this was my favorite dinner. Sometimes I add some ground mild Italian sausage to make it “fancy”.

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